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what wattage power supply should i get for a
intel i7 3770k
Nvidia GTX 680
8GB RAM
5 fans + CPU cooler
help me
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650 Watts should be plenty, get a second opinion though!
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A quality 550w unit would easily be enough for a 680 overvolted and overclocked. You shouldn't get a 680, though the 7970 is much better for the price. If you do get a 7970, you'll want a 650w unit to handle the card overvolted and overclocked. If for any valid reason you want to stick with Nvidia, get a 670 as it can overclock better than the 680, which makes the 670 overclocked about as good at the 680 overclocked. There's a reason I don't recommend the 680.
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r00t wrote A quality 550w unit would easily be enough for a 680 overvolted and overclocked. You shouldn't get a 680, though the 7970 is much better for the price. If you do get a 7970, you'll want a 650w unit to handle the card overvolted and overclocked. If for any valid reason you want to stick with Nvidia, get a 670 as it can overclock better than the 680, which makes the 670 overclocked about as good at the 680 overclocked. There's a reason I don't recommend the 680.

so something like a rosewill 550w hive would do?
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r00t wrote A quality 550w unit would easily be enough for a 680 overvolted and overclocked. You shouldn't get a 680, though the 7970 is much better for the price. If you do get a 7970, you'll want a 650w unit to handle the card overvolted and overclocked. If for any valid reason you want to stick with Nvidia, get a 670 as it can overclock better than the 680, which makes the 670 overclocked about as good at the 680 overclocked. There's a reason I don't recommend the 680.

so something like a rosewill 550w hive would do?

If he's in the US and they were available anymore, sure. If he's in the UK, this is a very, very good deal.

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